Digging Deep

"They don't understand about Mum, no-one does." Trudy lost her dad eighteen months ago in a horrific accident. Then she began hiding a dark secret - one she hides from everyone, to stay safe. She fears the fall-out would be too great to bear. But dark secrets are hard to keep - they have a habit of not staying secret forever. Trudy can fool most people, but she can't fool Brian...Despite her pain, Trudy digs deep to chase her dreams filled with hopes: hope of being happy, hope of having a sober mum, her hope of being loved. Trudy discovers there is more than one way to dig deep. Once you do, you find that beneath the surface there really is only love... in more ways than one. Praise from Steve Voake (author of The Dreamworkers Child, The Web of Fire, The Starlight Conspiracy...Faber and Faber)"I thought it was absolutely gripping and a real page-turner. I think you've got a strong story here, a compelling voice and the writing is terrific."